Dearmonds where have you been all my life???

I was just pleased as punch with that 'great Gretsch sound' I was getting from my 5420's. I picked up that 5125 w/ Dearmonds....OMG....I TOTALLY GET IT!! Perfect for the Rockabilly stuff the band is doing now but the 5420's will be on hand for the rest of the set (they think....shhh) Now I need more with Dearmonds....and the hunt begins again!!

I was just pleased as punch with that 'great Gretsch sound' I was getting from my 5420's. I picked up that 5125 w/ Dearmonds....OMG....I TOTALLY GET IT!! Perfect for the Rockabilly stuff the band is doing now but the 5420's will be on hand for the rest of the set (they think....shhh) Now I need more with Dearmonds....and the hunt begins again!!

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Right?! Ain't they something?! Single coiled hollow bodies rock my world! My 5129 became my number 1 after the first band practice with her! I’m so amazed everytime I plug ‘er in. After all these years I have the tone I’ve always wanted!
My Gretsch with filtertrons can’t compete!

My baby only squeals if i engage my crappy fuzz pedal or put the front of the guitar directly in front of my amp. I’ve played it out on a few stages and was worried she might squeal cuz of the moniters etc etc, but this hasn’t been a problem yet.
However, i do get very cool feedback if I want it. It’s controllable, so that’s fun to mess with.

I had a great practice session earlier with '08 5126. I played what I set out to practice and then proceeded with over an hour of extra fun playing to some T-Bone Walker and then switched back to some Rockabilly.

Those Dearmonds really bring the versatility and it's like I discover it for the first time every time I play it. It's been my #1 for the last few months and gets way more play time than my Black Phoenix.

SWoody - Welcome to the 512x DA 2000 club and be prepared to really have a long honeymoon with it. Pure tone goodness!

Funny enough the 2000s have always been advertised like the "not Dyna" DeArmonds, because of the short magnets etc. Basically, an alternative choice if you didn't have the money to buy the real thing... that's the reason why I bought original Dynas for my 6120 in the first place. Now I'd love to buy some 2000 this side of the pond, but they're really hard to find. I bet they'll fit my Jet Club just right as I'm after a Billy Zoom tone...

Funny enough the 2000s have always been advertised like the "not Dyna" DeArmonds, because of the short magnets etc.

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It's not just the short magnets either, they are also under-wound compared to many Dyna examples. People complain about the touchiness of original/Gretsch Dynas and string pull. Shorter magnets means less pull, so I treat them like Tele pickups and set them really close to the strings.